Belt for personal wear



June 11, 1935. M. LUFTIG I BELT FOR PERSONAL WEAR Filed NOV- 4, 1932 Patented June 11, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved belt for personal wear and has particular reference to the provision of a pocket or receptacle on the belt for safely holding paper currency or other valuables.

The main object of the invention is to provide in a belt, a pocket or receptacle such as above referred to which will be inconspicuous and which will not add materially to the thickness of the belt. It is also an object of' .the invention to provide a belt pocket of ample size for holding paper currency or other valuables, and which pocket will securely retain such valuables as are placed therein.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying drawing in which the invention is illustrated as incorporated in a mans belt.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective.

Fig. 2 is an inside elevation of a portion of the belt embodying a pocket structure such as herein contemplated.

- provided in the conventional manner for receiving the end of the strap which is passed through the buckle 6.

A pocket such as herein contemplatedmay be positioned at any point in the length of the belt 5 and as herein shown it is located near the buckle I end of the strap.

The pocket or receptacle is formed in thisinstance by means of a soft and pliable leather strip III which is stitched around its edges as indicated at II to the strap 5. The strip III is approximately of the same width as the strap Sand may be of any desired length to form the desired length of pocket. Preferably, the pocket should be formed of a length to receive the full length of paper currency. The width of the pocket which is limited y the width of the belt 5 and by the longitudinal rows of stitching II, may in a conventional size of man's belt be such that it will receive currency folded to about normal width.

The strip III isprovided with a longitudinally extending central. slit I2 and near one end with an opening I3. The slit I2 affords access to the pocket space I4, and inasmuch as a belt such as herein described is normally worn fairly tight around the waist, the slitted strip will be maintained in closed condition by engagement with the waist band portion of the clothing. However,

"it is preferred to provide means for locking the 6 pocket closed, and in this instance a Zipper" closing means is provided.

The Zipper closing means consists of a pair of tape members I5-I5 which extend almost the full length of the strip Ill and which are respec- 10 tively secured to the strip on opposite sides of the slit I2 by means of rows of stitching. I6. As indicated, the rows of stitching I6 are spaced outwardly from the slit I! so as to leave inner edge tapes free with respect to said 15 pocket strip I0 intermediate the slit I2 and the respective rows of stitching I6 serve to cover the Zipper fasteners. The opening I3 in the 25 pocket strip I0 receives a tab I9 of the Zipper slide member I8 so as to afford an easy grip on the slide member for operating the same. As shown in Fig. 2, the slit' I2 isextended as shown at 2'0 beyond the outer end of the opening I3 30 so as to avoid interference with the free movement of the slide I8 to its extreme closed position .as illustrated.

The tapes I5, in addition to being stitched to the pocket strip I0 may have their outer longitudinally extending portions cemented to the inside of said pocket strip III to thereby more securelyunite the tapes to the pocket strip. Other rows of stitching or other fastening devices may also be used for securing the tapes to the pocket 40 strip or the pocket strip to the belt.

While the pocket structure is above described as associated with a mans belt made of leather, it will, of course, be understood that the pocket may be incorporated on other belts and that other materials than those mentioned may.be used. For purposes of illustration, the pocket is shown in a distended condition in Fig. 4, but it wilLbe understood that in reality, the pocket forming elements will normally be flat against the inside of the belt strap so that there will be no noticeable or abrupt increase in thickness in the belt because of the pocket structure.

In the claims, the term slit is used in a broad sense to include a long, narrow openin formed by removal of some of the material, as well as a out which merely permits separation of the material along the line of cutting to form an opening providing access to the pocket.

I am aware that changes may be made in the described structure without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which should be determined by reference to the following claims, the same being construed as broadly as possible consistent with the state of the art.-

I claim as my invention:

1. In a belt of the class described, a strip having a buckle secured at one end thereof, a second strip of substantially the same width asthe first mentioned strip, said strips being secured together along their longitudinal edges with the second strip on the inside of the belt, said second strip having a slit formed therein, and a sep- 2. In a belt of the class described, a strip having a buckle secured at one end thereof, a second strip of substantially the same width as the first mentioned strip, said strips being secured together along their longitudinal edges with the second strip on the inside of the belt, said second strip having a longitudinal slit formed therein, and a separable fastener secured to said second strip adjacent said slit.

3. In a belt of the class described, a strip having means for securing its ends together, a second strip of substantially the same width as the first mentioned strip, said strips being secured together along their longitudinal edges with the second strip on the inside of the belt, said second strip having a longitudinal slit formed therein, and multiple operated fastening means secured to said second strip for closing said slit. 

